- Winner of the 2000 CWA John Creasey Award for Best First Novel,
- Winner of the 1999 Stephen Crane Literary First Fiction Award,
- Winner of the 2002 Fiction Lovers Association of Japan Fiction Award,
- GRAND PRIX CALIBRE 38 - 2004,
- Association of Japan Novel of the Year Award 2004,
- Finalist for the 2001 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award,
- Finalist for the 1999 Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best First Novel,
- Finalist for the 2011 International IMPAC Dublin Lite
GIV has been nominated for the prestigious International IMPAC Award for literary achievement. God is a Bullet was also nominated.